Thread box having a chambered cover



Jan. 1, 1957 A. A. KOISTINEN THREAD BOX HAVING A CHAMBERED COVER 2 Shets-Sheet 1 Filed March 50, 1954 VIUII'II/ Arno/d A. Ko/s/inen IN V EN TOR.

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' A. A. KOISTINEN THREAD BOX HAVING A CHAMBERED COVER Jan. 1, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 50, 1954 United States Patent 2,776,079 I TI'IREAD BOX HAVING A CHAMBERED COVER Arnold A. Koistinen, Madison, S. Dak. Application March 30, 1954, Serial No. 419,698

4 Claims. (Cl. 223-107) This invention comprises novel and useful improvements in a thread box having a chambered cover and more specifically relates to improvements over my prior Patent No. 2,588,540, granted on March 11, 1952, for a Thread Box.

The principal object of this invention is to provide an improved thread box wherein the closure of the same is chambered and provided with a lid for conveniently housing various sewing accessories.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved cover for the thread box disclosed in my prior above mentioned patent wherein various sewing accessories may be conveniently, compactly and securely stored in association with the spools of thread which are retained by the thread box.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide an improved cover which shall in itself contain a storage chamber having compartments for compactly and conveniently and accessibly positioning various sewing accessories such as pins, needles, buttons, a tape measure, a thimble and the like in a manner which will permit ready inspection of the same, easyaccess to the same without opening the thread storing compartment of the box, and wherein the novel function of the box in storing, dispensing and cutting thread will not be interfered with by the opening or closing of the chamber in the closure of the box.

A further important object of the invention is to provide an improved cover for a thread storage box wherein the cover shall be so designed as to simultaneously afford segregated, compact but convenient storage of various sewing accessories; will permit convenient access to the same without the necessity for opening the thread storing compartment of the box itself; and wherein the dividing elements of the chamber will specifically strengthen the relative fragile structure of the same; and wherein the bottom of the storage chamber will tend to prevent the dislodgement of spools of thread from the spool supporting arbors of the lower compartment of the thread box.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a thread storage box in accordance with my above mentioned prior patent but having the improved chambered closure member in accordance with this invention applied thereto;

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken substantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 22 of Figure l, but showing the lid of the chambered closure of the box in raised position in dotted lines therein;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional detail view taken upon an enlarged scale substantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the box of Figure 1, with the closure in place but the lid of the closure open to expose the interior of the segmented chamber therein, there being shown in dotted lines the manner in which various sewing accessories are compactly stored therein; and,

Figure 5 is a vertical central sectional view taken substantially upon the plane indicated by section line 5-5 of Figure 4, and showing the construction of the chambered closure and the mounting of the same upon the upper portion of the thread box.

Although certain features of the present invention are of general utility, they are especially applicable to the thread box forming the subject matter of my prior Patent No. 2,588,540, and accordingly there has been specifically illustrated in the accompanying drawings and disclosed in this specification the form of thread box set forth in my prior patent and to which the present invention has been applied, in exemplification of a preferred manner of practicing the present invention.

Indicated generally by the numeral 10 is a cabinet or receptacle which may be identical with that disclosed in my prior patent together with a closure indicated generally by the numeral 12. As shown in the drawings and as shown in my prior patent the receptacle 10 includes a bottom wall 14 together with upstanding side walls 16. Rising from the bottom wall is a plurality of arbors 18 by means of which spools of thread, as indicated generally by the dotted lines 20 in Figure 3 will be stored and retained in the receptacle for use. I

The closure 12 includes a depending skirt or wall 22 which is slidably received upon the wall 16 of the receptacle, whereby the closure 12 constitutes a lid or cover for this receptacle.

As set forth in my above mentioned prior patent, the rim of the closure 12 is provided adjacent each of the arbors 18 with a thread cutting knife 24 whereby thread from a selected spool may be withdrawn from the cabinet and severed without the necessity for removing the closure therefrom. However, since the actual construction of the cover as regards the thread dispensing arrangement and thread cutting knives has been fully set forth and claimed in my above identified patent, a further description of the same is deemed to be unnecessary.

In accordance with the present invention, the closure 12 is hollow, to provide a chamber therein which in turn is provided with hinged lid 26.

Preferably, the receptacle, the closure and the lid for the chamber of the closure are all constructed of a transparent material whereby visual inspection of the contents of the chamber in the closure and of the receptacle may be readily made.

The chamber in the closure includes a bottom wall 28 which as shown in Figures 2 and 5 is depressed so as to be received in the upper portion of the receptacle 10, this bottom wall closely overlying the arbors 18 whereby spools of thread upon the arbors will be prevented from removal from the arbors while the closure is in place. The bottom wall of the closure therefore cooperates with the particular form of spool storage compartment to assist the arbors in retaining the spools in position therein.

The lid 26, as shown best in Figure 4 is provided with a plurality of hinges 30 of any conventional design whereby one longitudinal edge of the lid is secured to a longitudinal edge of the closure. A conventional form of snap fastener 32 is provided whereby the lid may be retained in its closed position.

The interior of the chamber within the closure is separated into a plurality of sections or subcompartments by means of ribs or partitions. For this purpose there are provided, for example, a pair of transverse vertical ribs or partitions 34 and 36 which extend from one side of the chamber to the other and divide the chamber into three longitudinally spaced compartments. A pair of laterally spaced longitudinally extending ribs 38 and 40 divide the central compartment between the two ribs 34 and 36 into three separate compartments. The rib 36 in a central portion is notched or cut away as at 42 and there is provided a further transverse upstanding rib 44, the rib' 44 and the notched portion 42 serving to support centrally of the chamber a pair of scissors or similar article, as indicated in dotted lines at 46 in Figure 4. Upon the opposite sides of the partitions 38 and 40, between the partitions 34 and 36, there are thus provided chambers 48 and 50 which serve as compartments in which needles, pins, buttons or other similar articles may be conveniently stored. A similar compartment 52 is provided between the webs 36 and 44, and between the web 40 and the side of the chamber for a similar purpose.

Still further, the compartment to the right of the web 36 is provided with an upstanding rib or web 54 which assists in retaining a tape measure or similar article 56 in position in the chamber.

To the left of the web 34 a compartment 58 is provided which may serve to store buttons or other similar articles; and which is specifically designed for the storing of a thimble or the like. For that purpose the bottom wall of the chamber is provided with an upstanding cylindrical sleeve 60 which opens into the chamber 58 to receive a thimble, the bottom of this sleeve having aF closed depending portion 62 which extends downwardly into the receptacle. As will be seen best from Figures 2 and 3, the depending portion 62 is disposed between four of the arbors 18 in such manner that it will be received between four spools 20 carried by those arbors, thus compactly positioning the lower end of the thimble receiving sleeve and further so positioning the lower end of this sleeve that it will facilitate the retaining of the adjacent spools snugly upon their arbors.

It should be noted that the web or rib arrangement upon the bottom wall 28 of the chamber within the closure serves not only to separate the same into compartments whereby various sewing accessories will be maintained in readily accessible but segregated arrangements, but also serves as a strengthening means to impart greater strength and durability to the relatively fragile material of the transparent article; and further enhances the effectiveness of the over-all device.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

l. A sewing cabinet comprising a receptacle having a bottom and having upstanding walls defining an opening in the top thereof and forming a storage compartment for spools of thread and a closure for the opening of said compartment, said closure being hollow and having a chamber for sewing accessories therein, said chamber being open at its upper end, a lid hinged to said closure and comprising a cover for said open upper end of said chamber, said closure having depending side walls slidably embracing the walls of said receptacle and a bottom wall extending downwardly into said receptacle.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said receptacle has vertical arbors for supporting spools, said bottom wall closely overlying said arbors to thereby prevent spools from leaving the arbors when the closure is in place upon the receptacle.

3. The combination of claim 1, including raised transverse ribs on the bottom wall of said chamber for supporting scissors therein.

4. A sewing cabinet comprising a receptacle open at its upper end and forming a storage compartment for spools of thread and a closure for said open end of said compartment, said closure being hollow and having a chamber for sewing accessories therein, a lid hinged to the open upper end of said closure and comprising a cover for said chamber, said closure having partitions dividing said chamber into sections and a bottom wall depending into said compartment, means comprising a cylindrical sleeve rising from the bottom wall and having a bottom portion depressed beneath said bottom wall for stationarily retaining a thimble in the depressed bottom portion of said bottom wall.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,323,405 OBryan Dec. 2, 1919 1,457,860 Schwed June 5, 1923 1,760,761 March May 27, 1930 1,931,372 Brown Oct. 17, 1933 2,211,326 Gillice Aug. 13, 1940 2,249,980 Reichart July 22, 1941 2,420,347 Baldwin May 13, 1947 2,588,540 Koistinen Mar. 11, 1952 2,620,789 Gregory Dec. 9, 1952 2,673,669 Hawkins Mar. 30, 1954 

